A tilted glass jar containing a golden question mark, resting on plum velvet.

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Lawyer 1

Ladies and gentleman of the jury! Who do you find more attractive, Mel Gibson or Tom Cruise?

— The Simpsons  ·  1989

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The lawyer asks a jury to compare two actors’ attractiveness. Addressing jurors makes the question incongruous with their usual task; it supplies no answer or objective ranking. Readable archived spelling remains.

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